Playful mischief was in the air when Rachel Ziriada and Mikhail Miller met in Victoria in 2014. Rachel was finishing up her BFA at UVIC with a focus on installation art and graphic design when […]
On January 19, the Esker Foundation opened its doors to an exhibition that casts a critical eye on the modern consumer society and advertising aimed at children. The youth exhibition, titled Tropicana, is specially designed […]
Welcome to Atelier Artista, the fine art school in Calgary that’s all about hands-on skills. In our interview with Brian “Bunny” Batista, the brains behind Atelier Artista, he shares how the school teaches representational drawing […]
Honey Jalali is an Iranian contemporary activist artist based in Calgary, Alberta since December 2020. She works in installation, painting, poetry, digital painting, collage, and photography. Her work, rooted in conceptual art, reflects her thoughts, […]
Gloria Gelo is a contemporary abstract artist, designer, photographer, printmaker, and instructor. Fueled by her love of abstract art and collaborative creativity, she has successfully brought together a global community of professional artists to promote […]
Mix Paint, Textile expertise, Clay, Paper, Fashion Design, and other visual art ingredients and you start to get an idea of the work of Elena Myasnikova. Elena takes full advantage of her knowledge of those […]
Born and raised in British Columbia, Jennifer Patzer has called Calgary home for the past 22 years. With over three decades of experience as a hairstylist, she has always been fuelled by creativity, whether expressed […]
Andrew Bellavie is inspired foremost by the landscapes of Western Canada. He believes painting directly from nature allows him as an artist to best distil the essence of the moment into a painting, to capture […]
Anthony Russell is a dynamic artist whose vibrant spirit resonates in his artwork. His dedication to creative expression, technical proficiency, atmosphere, and the underlying messages in his pieces is evident in every creation. This intentionality […]
Authentic to her roots, Samantha Charette has never compromised a detail of herself when creating diverse bodies of work. Samantha was born and raised in Southwestern Ontario, where her home and the community that raised […]
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